The wrestling team competed in districts for their 2A-8 division on Saturday Feb. 17, beginning at 10 a.m.
While several students competed in different weight classes, the overall team score was low.
There were two students who competed, and are moving on past districts, senior Jaekwon Bryant...

A new generation of wrestlers has arrived at Hillsborough. The majority are underclassmen in the lightweight class, ranging from 106 pounds to 126 pounds. The physical challenges ahead of them are great, but they benefit from the leadership of a few experienced wrestlers. Responsibility has fallen on...

A chorus of shallow breaths from tired athlete lungs fills the room. The endless smack of teenager-to-mat is the only other thing anyone can hear while Hillsborough’s wrestling team practices.
But it’s what’s missing that is remarkable -- experience.
After last year’s seniors graduated,...

treaks of sweat mark the mat as two wrestlers struggle to pin each other on their backs and win the match. They move quickly, each trying to anticipate the move of the other in an effort to counter-move, grabbing ankles and wrists in a variety of contortions.
“Wrestling is all about improvising,”...

One day during wrestling practice, freshman Armando Bejarano walked up to a tall, imposing junior named Ben Richards and said, “I want be like you when I grow up.” Bejarano, now a senior, remembers that what started out as joke led to a friendship he credits with saving his life.
From seventh...